吸毒者的社会支持及与心身健康水平的相关分析

毒品滥用已成为严重社会问题 ,并已引起医学界、心理学界及社会各界的关注。吸毒者的吸毒行为除与他们自身心理特征有关外 ,还与许多因素有关。如失业、缺乏家庭温暖、精神空虚、孤独 ,对生活失去热情和信心等。研究认为 ,社会支持系统不良是导致多种心理卫生问题的重要原因之一 ,也是吸毒成瘾及复吸的主要原因[1,2 ] 。本研究运用社会支持量表和症状自评量表对一组吸毒者的社会支持状况及与心理健康的关系作初步研究 ,旨在为吸毒者实施心理治疗及作戒毒后回归社会的跟进服务提供参考。1　资料与方法1.1　调查对象1.1.1　吸毒组　选择长沙市…     

Supradiaphragmatic ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting adenoma

A 22-year-old woman with Cushing's syndrome, caused by an extremely rare suprasellar ectopic pituitary adenoma, is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed mass in the right suprasellar region. Endocrinological tests showed elevated s-adrenocorticotropic hormone level and hypercortisolemia. The tumor was totally removed by right subfrontal approach. At the time of the operation, the tumor was in continuity with the distal pituitary stalk but not with the pituitary gland. The diaphragma sellae was intact. Histologic diagnosis of the tumor specimen was confirmed as a pituitary adenoma. After surgical removal of the tumor, continued improvement in the patient's laboratory results and disappearance of her endocrine symptoms strongly indicated the absence of adenoma cells in the pituitary gland or stalk. Six years post-surgery, there was no evidence of recurrence in the patient's clinical and laboratory examination. This tumor probably originated from aberrant anterior pituitary cells of the pituitary stalk.     

HLA-A*02 allele frequencies and haplotypic associations in Koreans

We have investigated the frequencies of HLA-A*02 alleles and their haplotypic associations with HLA-B and -DRB1 loci in 439 healthy unrelated Koreans, including 214 parents from 107 families. All of the 227 samples (51.7%) typed as A2 by serology were analyzed for A*02 alleles using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-low ionic strength-single-strand conformation polymorphism (LIS-SSCP) method. A total of six different A*02 alleles were detected (A*02 allele frequency 29.6%): A*0201/9 (16.6%), *0203 (0.5%), *0206 (9.3%), *0207 (3.0%), and one each case of *0210 and *02 undetermined type. Two characteristic haplotypes showing the strongest linkage disequilibrium were A*0203-B38-DRB]*1502 and A*0207-B46-DRB1*0803. Besides these strong associations, significant two-locus associations (P<0.001) were observed for A*0201 with B61, DRB1*0901 and DRB1*1401, and for A*0206 with B48 and B61. HLA haplotypes carrying HLA-A2 showed a variable distribution of A*02 alleles, and all of the eight most common A2-B-DR haplotypes occurring at frequencies of > or =1% were variably associated with two different A*02 alleles. These results demonstrate that substantial heterogeneity is present in the distribution of HLA-A*02 alleles and related haplotypes in Koreans.     

Immunoelectron microscopic identification of human NK cells by FITC-conjugated anti-Leu-11a and biotinylated anti-Leu-7 antibodies

Human natural killer (NK) cells have been reported to express various surface antigens. The majority and the most functionally potent NK cells are Leu-11a (NKP-15) positive cells. Only a small number of functional NK cells express Leu-7 (HNK-1) antigen. In the present study, we have established techniques for immunoelectron microscopic identification of NK cells by mouse monoclonal FITC-conjugated anti-Leu-11a and biotinylated anti-Leu-7 antibodies. Ficoll-Hypaque-isolated peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) were reacted with the specific antibodies before or after fixation in a 1% glutaraldehyde/1% paraformaldehyde fixative. Prefixation labeling of viable cells with the antibodies was carried out at 4 degrees C or 37 degrees C. Cells prelabeled with anti-Leu-11a antibody were reacted with secondary antibodies either before or after fixation. Anti-Leu-7 antibody was stained directly via an avidin-biotin-peroxidase (ABC) system, anti-Leu-11a antibody was stained indirectly by the ABC immunoperoxidase procedure via a biotinylated anti-mouse IgG secondary antibody or by a 10 nm or 40 nm colloidal gold-labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody. Results indicate that Leu-7 antigen could be localized by incubation with the specific antibody either before or after 20 min fixation; however, Leu-11a antigen was totally abrogated following the same fixation procedure. The Leu-11a antigen was well stained by the methods of prefixation labeling of cells with anti-Leu-11a antibody and incubation with a biotinylated secondary antibody and the ABC system after fixation. With respect to colloidal gold labeling, better results were obtained when cells were reacted with the gold-labeled antibodies immediately after incubation with anti-Leu-11a antibody but before fixation. Ultrastructurally both Leu-7 positive (+) and Leu-11a positive (+) cells shared common ultrastructural features associated with large granular lymphocytes. Using the above described techniques, we found approximately 2-5% Leu-7+ and 9-15% Leu-11a+ cells in the PBL of healthy donors. The overall results suggest that Leu-11a antigen is more sensitive to glutaraldehyde/paraformaldehyde fixation than Leu-7, since it can be localized only by prefixation labeling procedures; the ABC immunoperoxidase procedure is an ideal technique for labeling NK cells for light and electron microscopic enumeration; the immunogold method provides an adequate technique for labeling NK cells which are designated for ultracytochemical studies.     

Bronchoalveolar lavage cytokine profiles in acute asthma and acute bronchiolitis

BACKGROUND: The pathogenetic basis for the relationship between acute bronchiolitis and asthma has not yet been completely elucidated. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare these 2 diseases in terms of their patterns of airway cytokine response (T(H)1 or T(H)2). METHODS: By using a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) technique, this study investigated the cytokine levels of BAL fluid in children with acute asthma who had no identifiable respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection (n = 18) and in infants with acute bronchiolitis caused by RSV (n = 22). Comparisons were made with normal control subjects (n = 14). IFN-gamma (T(H)1) and IL-4 and IL-5 (T(H)2) levels were measured in concentrated BAL fluids by means of ELISA. RESULTS: The IL-5 level (P <.001) and IL-5/IFN-gamma ratio (P <.001) were significantly increased in the asthmatic group with no identifiable RSV infection and in the RSV-induced bronchiolitis group compared with values in the control group. When infants in the bronchiolitis group were divided into eosinophil-positive and eosinophil-negative subgroups, the eosinophil-positive subgroup had significantly increased IL-5 levels (P <.001) and IL-5/IFN-gamma ratios (P <.01) compared with those in the control group, but similar cytokine responses were not induced in the eosinophil-negative subgroup. The percentage of BAL eosinophils correlated significantly with levels of BAL IL-5 in both the asthma group (r = 0.80, P =.000) and the bronchiolitis group (r = 0.82, P =.000). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that a subgroup of the RSV-induced bronchiolitis group results in a T(H)2-type response, and this could provide a valuable framework to explain the link between RSV-induced bronchiolitis and asthma.     

Frequency-to-voltage conversion in the pyramidal tract neuron: an important role of the inhibitory postsynaptic potential

Frequency-coded impulses are known to be converted into postsynaptic potentials (PSPs) at the synapse of a target neuron. This can be termed frequency-voltage (F-V) conversion. Studies on this problem in pyramidal tract neurons (PTNs) showed that not only the amplitude but also the duration of depolarizing PSPs was determined as a function of the input impulse frequency. Two opposite patterns of F-V conversion were observed following activation of two input systems to PTNs. Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials were found to play an important role in the regulation of the duration of PSPs by curtailing excitatory post-synaptic potentials.     

肝移植患者术后早期血乳酸及细胞因子变化分析

目的分析肝移植患者术后早期血乳酸及细胞因子变化规律,探讨其与预后的关系.方法2004年1月～2005年5月,选取实施同种异体原位肝移植手术患者30例,分别于转入ICU后即刻(0 h)及1、4、8、12 h测量血乳酸、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、白细胞介素-8(IL-8)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)及血流动力学变化.结果30例患者中把存活24例编为一组,死亡6例编为一组;存活组入ICU在12 h时平均动脉压(MAP)从(7.33±1.08)kPa[(55.23±8.72)mmHg]增至(10.51±0.81)kPa[(79.51±6.69)mmHg],心率(HR)从(112.3±13.5)次/min降至(89.1±6.8)次/min;而血乳酸、IL-6、IL-8和TNF-α分别从(11.12±4.34)mmol/L、(95.03±43.72)pg/ml、(57.25±34.66)pg/ml和(47.39±22.17)pg/ml降至(3.15±1.19)mmol/L、(27.01±19.14)pg/ml、(21.82±16.53)pg/ml和(18.56±15.64)pg/ml,与入ICU后即刻(0 h)比较有统计学意义(P＜0.05);而死亡组则差异不明显(P＞0.05).结论肝移植患者术后早期12h血乳酸及细胞因子下降,有助于判断肝移植患者的预后.     

转录调控蛋白PrfA对两组新近发现的单核细胞增生李斯特菌基因的体外转录作用的研究

目的研究转录调控蛋白PrfA对两组新近发现的单核细胞增生李斯特菌基因的体外转录作用。方法利用本室近年来建立的体外转录系统,对两组基于转录基因组体内研究发现的5个可能的受PrfA不同调节的单核细胞增生李斯特菌基因进行了体外转录活性的研究。结果第一组中的hpt基因的体外转录活性受PrfA正调节,而其它4个基因既不被PrfA正调节也不被负调节。结论除hpt基因外,其它4个基因体外转录结果与体内实验不相一致,说明PrfA在体内可能通过复杂多样的非直接方式、或者还需要一些目前未知的因子来调控这些新近发现的基因的表达。     

内皮素-1对人系膜细胞表达MMP-3及TIMP-1的影响

目的研究内皮素-1(ET-1)对人系膜细胞(MC)基质金属蛋白酶-3(MMP-3)及其组织抑制剂-1(TIMP-1)表达的影响。方法采用体外MC培养,应用细胞ELISA法测定MC内MMP-3、TIMP-1蛋白的表达。结果ET-1促进MC内MMP-3、TIMP-1蛋白表达,但MMP-3/TIMP-1比值呈剂量及时间依赖性下降。结论ET-1可能是人系膜细胞内MMP-3/TIMP-1比值下降的原因之一,这与肾小球细胞外基质降解受抑密切相关。